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Water extraction kinetics of metals, arsenic and dissolved organic carbon from industrial contaminated poplar leaves

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In industrial areas, tree leaves contaminated by metals and metalloids could constitute a secondary source of pollutants. In the present study, water extraction kinetics of inorganic elements (IE: Pb, Zn, Cd, As, Fe and Mn), dissolved organic carbon, pH and biological activity were studied for industrial contaminated poplar leaves. Moreover, the distribution of the IE through the size fractions of the associated top soil was measured. High quantities of Mn, Zn and As and polysaccharides were released in the solution from the strongly contaminated leaves. The kinetic of release varied with time and metal type. The solution pH decreased while dissolved organic contents increased with time after 30 days. Therefore, these contaminated leaves could constitute a source of more available organic metals and metalloids than the initial inorganic process particles. However, the distribution of the IE through the size fractions of the top soil suggested that a great part of the released IE was adsorbed, reducing in consequence their transfers and bioavailability. It's concluded that mobility/bioavailability and speciation of metals and metalloids released from the decomposition of polluted tree leaves depends on soil characteristics, pollutant type and litter composition, with consequences for environmental risk assessment.

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hal-01195890 , version 1 (08-09-2015)

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Muhammad Shahid, Tiantian Xiong, Maryse Castrec-Rouelle, Tibo Leveque, Camille Dumat. Water extraction kinetics of metals, arsenic and dissolved organic carbon from industrial contaminated poplar leaves. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013, 25 (12), pp.2451-2459. ⟨10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60197-1⟩. ⟨hal-01195890⟩
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